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Michael Eavis

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Michael Eavis CBE (born Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis; 17 October 1935) is an English dairy farmer and the creator of the Glastonbury Festival, which takes place at his farm in Pilton, Somerset. [1]

69 relations: Al Stewart, Arabella Churchill (charity founder), Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, Beard Liberation Front, Billy Bragg, Black Cherry (band), Blackbud, British Inspiration Awards, Brothers Cider, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cedars Hall, Chilcompton, David Punter, Elephant Fayre, Emily Eavis, Endorsements in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016, European Festivals Awards, Friends of the Earth, Glastonbury (film), Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury Festival 2008, Glastonbury Festival 2009, Glastonbury Festival 2010, Glastonbury Festival 2016, Greenbelt Festival, Haggis and Charlie, Hot Fuss Tour, HowTheLightGetsIn Festival, Into Somerset, Isle of Wight Festival 2007, Jobs for a Change, K Cera Cera, Kylie Summer 2015, List of concerts at the Millennium Stadium, List of Later... with Jools Holland episodes, List of NME Award winners, List of sailors, List of songs recorded by Coldplay, Major Major (band), Max Yasgur, Meltdown (festival), Music of Somerset, October 17, Orbital (band), Pilton, Somerset, Puriton, Q Awards, Quintessence (English band), Rock festival, Scheduled monuments in Mendip, ..., September 19, System 7 (band), The Bottletop Band, The Great Escape Festival, The Subways, The Travelling Band, The Wombles (band), Thomas Crimble, Tithe Barn, Pilton, UK Festival Awards, Volta Tour, WaterAid, Wells (UK Parliament constituency), Wells Cathedral School, Whitelake River, Worthy FM, 1935, 2003 in music, 2007 Birthday Honours. Expand index (19 more) »

Al Stewart

Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Arabella Churchill (charity founder)

Arabella Spencer-Churchill (30 October 1949 – 20 December 2007) was an English charity founder, festival co-founder, and fundraiser.

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Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music

The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on 27–29 June 1970.

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Beard Liberation Front

The Beard Liberation Front (BLF) is a British interest group which campaigns in support of beards and opposes pogonophobic discrimination against those who wear them.

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Billy Bragg

Stephen William "Billy" Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing political activist.

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Black Cherry (band)

Black Cherry are a British/French electro pop band.

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Blackbud

Blackbud are an English indie rock band from Wiltshire, comprising Joe Taylor (guitar, vocals), Adam Newton (bass, backing vocals) and Sam Nadel (drums, backing vocals).

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British Inspiration Awards

The British Inspiration Awards (BIAs) are a set of industry awards celebrating achievement in the creative industries of the United Kingdom, organised by David Yarnton, the UK managing director for Nintendo.

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Brothers Cider

Brothers Cider is a brand of perry originating in Somerset in South West England.

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Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (frequently shortened to Carter USM) were an English indie rock band formed in 1988 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter.

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Cedars Hall

Cedars Hall is Wells Cathedral School's performing arts venue located in Wells, Somerset, England.

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Chilcompton

Chilcompton is a civil parish and village in Somerset, England, situated in the Mendip Hills two miles south of Midsomer Norton and 3.0 miles south-west of Westfield, close to the A37 (between Shepton Mallet and Bristol).

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David Punter

David Punter (born 19 November 1949, in Harrow, London) is Professor of English at the University of Bristol.

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Elephant Fayre

The Elephant Fayre was held in the stately home of Port Eliot, St Germans.

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Emily Eavis

Emily Eavis (born 1979) is co-organiser of the annual Glastonbury Festival.

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Endorsements in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016

A number of politicians, public figures, newspapers and magazines, businesses and other organisations endorsed either the United Kingdom remaining in the EU or the United Kingdom leaving the EU during the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016.

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European Festivals Awards

The European Festival Awards were initiated in 2010 by the European festival association Yourope and the festival website Virtual Festivals Europe.

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Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 74 countries.

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Glastonbury (film)

Glastonbury is a 2006 rockumentary film directed by Julien Temple which details the history of the Glastonbury Festival from 1970 to 2005.

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Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England.

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Glastonbury Festival 2008

The 2008 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 27 to 29 June 2008.

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Glastonbury Festival 2009

The 2009 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 24–29 June 2009.

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Glastonbury Festival 2010

The 2010 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place in Pilton, Somerset, England in June 2010.

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Glastonbury Festival 2016

The 2016 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June.

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Greenbelt Festival

Greenbelt Festival is a festival of arts, faith and justice held annually in England since 1974.

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Haggis and Charlie

Haggis and Charlie are a comedy juggling act formed in 1984 by Haggis McLeod and Charlie Dancey.

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Hot Fuss Tour

The Hot Fuss Tour was a concert tour by American rock band The Killers.

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HowTheLightGetsIn Festival

HowTheLightGetsIn Festival is the world's largest philosophy and music festival, hosted by the Institute of Art and Ideas.

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Into Somerset

Into Somerset was an inward investment agency for the county of Somerset, England.

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Isle of Wight Festival 2007

The Isle of Wight Festival 2007 was the sixth revived Isle of Wight Festival on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight.

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Jobs for a Change

The Greater London Council, the city's local authority from 1964 to 1986, ran two major popular-music festivals to highlight what it was doing to fight unemployment under Margaret Thatcher's government, boost the London economy and help create and fund new jobs.

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K Cera Cera

"K Cera Cera", a presentation of The Red Army Choir by the K Foundation (Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty), was released as a limited edition single in Israel and Palestine in November 1993.

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Kylie Summer 2015

Kylie Summer 2015 was the 2015 European mini-tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue.

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List of concerts at the Millennium Stadium

Concerts have been held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, since the stadium's opening in 1999.

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List of Later... with Jools Holland episodes

Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.

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List of NME Award winners

This is a list of winners of NME Awards.

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List of sailors

This list of sailors includes any seagoing person who does not qualify for the list of sea captains.

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List of songs recorded by Coldplay

This is a comprehensive list of songs by British rock band Coldplay.

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Major Major (band)

Major Major are an indie rock band from Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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Max Yasgur

Max B. Yasgur (December 15, 1919 – February 9, 1973) was an American farmer, best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York, at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between August 15 and August 18, 1969.

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Meltdown (festival)

Meltdown is an annual festival, held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film.

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Music of Somerset

Somerset is a county in the southwest of England.

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October 17

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Orbital (band)

Orbital are an English electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, Kent, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll.

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Pilton, Somerset

Pilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A361 road in the Mendip district, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Shepton Mallet and 6 miles (10 km) east of Glastonbury.

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Puriton

Puriton is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.

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Q Awards

The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards have become one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards.

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Quintessence (English band)

Quintessence was a rock band formed in April 1969 in Notting Hill, London, England.

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Rock festival

A rock festival, often considered synonymous with pop festival, is a large-scale rock music concert, featuring multiple acts performing an often diverse range of popular music including rock, pop, folk, electronic, and related genres.

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Scheduled monuments in Mendip

Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England.

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September 19

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System 7 (band)

System 7 are a UK-based electronic dance music band.

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The Bottletop Band

The Bottletop Band is a supergroup consisting of leading musicians of both Brazilian and English music.

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The Great Escape Festival

The Great Escape Festival is a three-day music festival held in Brighton and Hove, England every year in May.

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The Subways

The Subways are an English rock band from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

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The Travelling Band

The Travelling Band are an English folk-rock band, formed in 2006 and based in Manchester.

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The Wombles (band)

The Wombles are a British novelty pop group, featuring musicians dressed as the characters from children's TV show The Wombles, which in turn was based on the children's book series by Elisabeth Beresford.

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Thomas Crimble

Thomas Crimble is a musician who played with Skin Alley and Hawkwind before becoming a central part of the organisation of the Glastonbury Festival from the 1971 Free festival until 1999.

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Tithe Barn, Pilton

The Tithe Barn at Cumhill Farm in Pilton, Somerset, England, was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn to hold produce for Glastonbury Abbey.

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UK Festival Awards

The UK Festival Awards are awarded annually, with various categories for all aspects of festivals that have taken place in the UK, and one category for European festivals.

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Volta Tour

The Volta Tour was a tour by the singer Björk that focused on her album, Volta.

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WaterAid

WaterAid is an international non-profit organization that was set up in 1981 as a response to the UN International Drinking Water & Sanitation decade (1981–1990).

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Wells (UK Parliament constituency)

Wells is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by James Heappey of the Conservative Party.

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Wells Cathedral School

Wells Cathedral School is a co-educational independent school located in Wells, Somerset, England.

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Whitelake River

The Whitelake River is a small river on the Somerset Levels, England.

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Worthy FM

Worthy FM is the onsite radio station of The Glastonbury Festival.

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1935

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2003 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2003.

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2007 Birthday Honours

The Birthday Honours 2007 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 17 June 2007, to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of 2007.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Eavis

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